Investigating the Correlation between Performance Scores and Energy Consumption of Mobile Web Apps
Kwame Chan-Jong-Chu, Tanjina Islam, Miguel Morales Exposito, Sanjay Sheombar, Christian Valladares, Olivier Philippot, Eoin Martino Grua, Ivano Malavolta
Abstract
Context. Developers have access to tools like Google Lighthouse to assess the performance of web apps and to guide the adoption of development best practices. However, when it comes to energy consumption of mobile web apps, these tools seem to be lacking. Goal. This study investigates on the correlation between the performance scores produced by Lighthouse and the energy consumption of mobile web apps.
Topics & Concepts
Computer scienceEnergy consumptionMobile appsContext (archaeology)World Wide WebMobile WebConsumption (sociology)Mobile deviceWeb applicationWeb navigationMobile technologyWeb serviceEngineeringPaleontologyBiologyElectrical engineeringSocial scienceSociologyGreen IT and SustainabilityMobile and Web ApplicationsCaching and Content Delivery